Adjustable tie-plate.



J. ODIEN.

ADJUSTABLE TIE PLATE. APPLICATION FILED OGT.10, 191s.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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I ATTORNEYS JOSEPH ODIEN, or BUFFALO, New YORK.

ADJUSTABLE TIE-PLATE.

1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914;

Application filed October 10, 1913. Serial No. 794,403.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ODIEN, a c1t1- zen of the United States, and a resident of Bufi'alo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Tie-Plate, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to tie-plates for railways, and the object thereof is to provide a strong and inexpensive plate which will accommodate rails of different sizes and which will prevent lateral movement of the rails positioned thereon. This object I obtain by providing an adjustable tie-plate comprising a plate having a projection thereon adapted to engage the edge vof the rail base and means whereby the same can be secured to a tie and a member mounted to slide in said plate and having means adapted to engage the opposite edge of the rail base, said member havingmeans whereby it can be secured to-the tie.

The invention consists of the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and fully set forth in" the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters indicate of the tie and thereby preventing side move ment of'the plate on the tie or rotation of the same. The under surface of the plate is 'alsoprovided with sharp projections 8,

which help to make a better engagement between the late and the tie. The plate 6 is also provi ed with an under-cut projection 9 into which fits one edgeof the base of a rail 10. This projection, as can be seen, is self-coring.

The opposite edge of the rail'is engaged by a pro ection 11 forming an integral part 'hicle on the same;

of a key 12 mounted to slide in an end slot 13 provided in the plate 6. The sides of the slotare preferably grooved, so that the key fitting into it can only slide endwise, thereby when the said key is inade to engage .a rail it cannot be pulled out by the turning action produced on a rail by a moving've- The plate 6 can be secured to the tie by means ofspikes 14 fitting into slots 15provided in the flanges 7. The key 12 is provided with an aperture 16 through which a spike 17 can be driven into the tie, thereby securing the key in place and whereby the rail is connected to the tieplate and prevented from side displacement. The plate G is also provided with end notches 18 and apertures 19 through which spikes can be driven into the tie and thereby additional means for securing the plate is provided.

. The provision of the key 12 in the plate 6 allows. the use of the plates for rails of different sizes, that is, having different width of base. The flanges 7 of the plate will prevent any movement of the plate after the same is secured by means of the spikes 14 or the spikes passing through the apertures 19 andnotches 18. These'flanges will also prevent the plate from turning in case of a broken rail. It is understood that the key 12 is always positioned onthe inner side of the railway track, so that the main stresses are. applied to the projections 9 forming an integral part of the plate 6.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters v Patent 1. In an adjustable tie-plate,-a plate having a projection adapted to engage the edge of the rail base and a grooved end slot dis posed transversely to said projection; a key having means engaging said grooves and adapted to slide in said slot, said key having a projection adapted to engage the .opposite' edge of the rail base and means whereby the key can be secured to a tie, thereby securing the rail to the plate. w

2. In an adjustable tie-plate,a plate having a projection adapted to engage the edge of the rail base and a grooved end slot disposed perpendicularly to said projection; lateral end flanges on saidplate for engaging the .sides of a tie, said flanges having means whereby said plate can be secured to two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH OD'IEN.

a tie; a key having means adapted to engage the grooves in said slot and adapted to slide therein, said key having a projection adapted to engage the opposite edge of the rail base and means .Whereby the same can be secured to a tie substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

Witnesses:

ANTHONY J. MCGLURE, JOHN S. BROWN.

Copies of this Patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

